[postgis-users] Converting a shapefile to postGIS

Thanks Carl and David and Tyler!
I am still relatively new to postgres/postGIS and more importantly, I am still trying to figure out how our postgres database structure and domain are set up.
>I'm betting that the command you are typing
is precisely that that you posted, right? Having -dbf=<Street shapefile>
is incorrect, and <Street shapefile>
Actually, the real code has the actual shape file name.
A colleague of mine who is more versed in postgres/postgis and who understands our current postgis process has resolved the issue.
It has more to do with permissions than anything else.
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From: David Mitchell [mailto:david.mitchell at telogis.com]
Sent: Wed 3/31/2004 8:34 PM
To: PostGIS Users Discussion
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Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Converting a shapefile to postGIS
> The following is the command that I am using:
>
> shpPg –db=gis –schema=transportation –table=Streets –dbf=<Street shapefile> -initial
> I just keep getting this error:
>
> Street: no such directory or file exists
The key is in the error message. Note how it says the file 'Street'
doesn't exist (not Streets). I'm betting that the command you are typing
is precisely that that you posted, right? Having -dbf=<Street shapefile>
is incorrect, and <Street shapefile> should be replaced with the name of
your dbf file. "<Street" is being interpreted as a command to pipe stdin
from the file 'Street", which is what causes the error.
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David Mitchell
Software Engineer
Telogis
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